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The Latest Breaking News from Sinaloa Cartel

'El Mayo' Zambada reportedly accepted being taken from Texas to NYC after getting a death threat

According to specialized journalist Anabel Hernández, he was threatened by the Barrio Azteca gang in El Paso

Latin Times

Sinaloa Cartel faction answering to 'El Mayo' declares war on the 'Chapitos' as violence escalates

The latest clash took place this week. Mexican President López Obrador said it's "highly likely" that the capture of "El Mayo'" catalyzed the flareup

Latin Times

Who's the current leader of los Chapitos and the Sinaloa Cartel? The answer may be one of El Chapo's sons

Experts in Mexico's organized crime are convinced that Ivan Archivaldo Guzman, one of El Chapo Guzman's many offsprings, is the current leader of the cartel

Latin Times

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'El Mayo' now accepts being taken to NYC from Texas as courts seek to prosecute their own cases

An El Paso judge had twice rejected a request by the DOJ to transfer the infamous drug lord, who has now changed his stance

Latin Times

Texas judge rejects DOJ request to prioritize 'El Mayo's' trial in New York City

Judge Kathleen Cardone from El Paso said the drug lord has already been informed of the charges against him and doesn't need to be taken up north

Latin Times

Mexican government to press charges against 'El Chapo's son for turning over 'El Mayo' to the U.S.

Prosecutors are seeking to charge the Sinaloa Cartel co-founder with kidnapping

Latin Times

Sinaloa Cartel member sues Diddy in U.S. over alleged damages to drug business

A self-proclaimed member of the Sinaloa cartel, Alfredo P. Gonzalez, currently serving time in a Colorado prison, has made headlines by filing a lawsuit against the influential hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs.

Latin Times

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Behind Los Chapitos: the women in the lives of the notorious Sinaloa Cartel leaders

All about the women in the life of los Chapitos, Ovidio, Iván, Alfredo and Joaquín Guzman, the sons of El Chapo Guzmán

Latin Times

Mexico sends hundreds of additional troops to Sinaloa as violence soars after El Mayo's capture

Over a thousand soldiers have already been deployed to Culiacán in less than a month

Latin Times

Sinaloa on edge: brothers linked to El Chapo's first escape and to El Mayo murdered in Mexico

The discovery of the tortured bodies of Marín and Leobaldo García Corrales, close to El Chapo Guzmán and allegedly close to his sons, has Sinaloa on edge. Authorities brace for a turf war within the Sinaloa Cartel

Latin Times

'El Mayo' Zambada to be tried in the same New York courtroom as 'El Chapo'

The co-founder of the notorious Sinaloa Cartel is set to face trial in New York, a development that mirrors the dramatic legal proceedings against his former associate, Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán.

Latin Times

Full Letter: Read Sinaloa Cartel leader El Mayo's claim that Mexican officials are disputing with damning video evidence

The events surrounding the arrest of the Sinaloa Cartel leader has dominated the public conversation, especially given its murky details and crossed accusations

Latin Times

Why are there questions about arrests of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel leaders?

Mexico asks the US to reveal the circumstances surrounding the arrests of ‘El Mayo’ Zambada and Joaquin Guzman Lopez.

Al Jazeera

Sinaloa Cartel's 'El Mayo' To Face Federal Trial In New York

Zambada's lawyer Frank Perez confirmed on Wednesday that the case will be transferred to the Eastern District of New York. However, he did not mention the transfer date.

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Sinaloa Cartel Co-founder To Make US Court Appearance

Sinaloa Cartel co-founder Ismael Zambada Garcia is to appear in court on Thursday amid ongoing mystery about the circumstances surrounding the arrest of the alleged Mexican drug trafficking kingpin.

Latin Times

Drug lord 'El Mayo' was betrayed by a son of 'El Chapo' and turned in after deal with U.S. authorities

According to top reporter Ioan Grillo, the Sinaloa Cartel leader has cancer. A report details the events that led to his arrest in Texas

Latin Times

El Mayo's Attorney Claims Mexican Drug Lord Was 'Forcibly Kidnapped,' Flown To US For Detention

Cartel co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada García and the son of the notorious Sinaloa Cartel boss known as "El Chapo," Joaquín Guzmán López, were arrested on July 25.

Latin Times

Sinaloa Cartel leader 'El Mayo' pleads not guilty to drug-trafficking charges in the U.S.

Ismael Zambada appeared before a court in Texas on Friday. He also rejected his right to a preliminary hearing

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Latin Times

Sinaloa Cartel leader El Mayo Zambada captured in Texas with one of El Chapo's sons

Known as "El capo de capos," it had evaded capture for decades. There are rumors that El Mayo Zambada turned himself into the DEA's hands.

Latin Times

DEA case exposes deep links between Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel and Chinese organized crime

An investigation shed light on a scheme that aimed to launder over $50 million through an underground bank

International Business Times

Chinese 'Underground Bankers' Launder Sinaloa Drug Money: US

The US Justice Department on Tuesday accused Chinese "underground bankers" of helping Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel launder more than $50 million in drug trafficking proceeds.

The Independent UK

24 people charged in money laundering scheme involving Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, prosecutors say

Federal authorities say they've uncovered a complex scheme between one of Mexico’s most notorious drug cartels and Chinese individuals in the U.S. who laundered millions of dollars from illicit drug sales

Latin Times

Top member of 'Los Chapitos' Sinaloa Cartel extradited to U.S. following arrest

Néstor Isidro Pérez Salas, known as "El Nini" was the cartel's head of security. He is accused of being part of the production and sale of fentanyl

Latin Times

Fentanyl Production in Mexico Moves up North as Some Cartels Seek to Put an End to It: Report

InSight Crime detailed how the Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel are cracking down on fentanyl production amid government pressure

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